/ 23 September 2022

Unplanned Eskom outage: SA faces ‘de facto’ blackout

Jo’burg at night: Eskom says the Kriel power station cannot meet emissions standards.
Jo’burg at night: In the unlikely event of a total grid collapse, the economy would be brought to an unprecedented standstill

In the unlikely event of a total grid collapse, the economy would be brought to an unprecedented standstill

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